Two Charged In Connection With Heathrow Alleged Pepper Spray Incident

Two individuals are now facing charges related to a suitcase robbery where a substance thought to be capsaicin spray resulted in harm at the UK's busiest airport.

Tyrone Richards, 31, and Anton Clarke-Butcher, 24, now face two robbery charges and charges for administering a noxious substance, as confirmed by court officials.

The charges follow an probe of an assault at the multi-storey car park at Terminal 3 on Sunday. Earlier that day, two women were robbed of their luggage taken after exiting a car park lift, authorities reported.

A three-year-old girl was among those injured during the incident. A total of five individuals required hospital care and were eventually allowed to go home.

The incident – described by police as was not part of a series and not being treated as terrorism – resulted in disruptions to rail services and the partial closure of the main airport road tunnel and the T3 parking area for a brief period.